New Orleans

Here’s What’s Up Down Here with Covid Restrictions
October 2, 2020 | New OrleansWill New Orleans Bars Be Open on Halloween? ExperienceNewOrleans.com staff member in better days. Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, October 3rd, New Orleans will move into Phase 3.1. While masks will still be required for everyone whe… Read More »

Happy NOLAween!
September 27, 2020 | New OrleansScary Fun Awaits at Mardi Gras World Get your mask on (yeah, the safety kind) and head over to Mardi Gras World this year for NOLAWEEN. From October 1-31, you can enjoy a Halloween scavenger hunt, ten family-friendly Halloween themed pho… Read More »

Why you should walk down Magazine Street
August 1, 2020 | New OrleansThe French Quarter is always a popular place for people to visit when they’re in town, and with good reason. There’s a lot to do there – Bourbon St., cemeteries, live music, good food. You can spend an entire weekend in that o… Read More »

Social Distancing in this So So Social City
July 22, 2020 | New OrleansIn New Orleans, we gather together on front porches, on balconies and in the street. We share umbrellas during summer downpours. We scooch over to make room for somebody else at church. We eat from communal gumbo pots and split po-boys.… Read More »

What You Need to Know: New Orleans Phase 2 Reopening
July 21, 2020 | New OrleansPhoto from Facebook follower Dhelia Henderson New Orleans is now in Phase 2 of the reopening plan. Masks are required when out and about the city. As a visitor, you’ll be happy to know that most attractions and tours are back up a… Read More »

Let’s Give ‘Em a Hand
May 7, 2020 | New OrleansOur city’s musicians, artists and service industry workers are what make New Orleans, well, New Orleans. If you need a helping hand or want to give one, click on the links below and learn more. Culture Aid Nola Directs aid to culture … Read More »

NOLA Street Names
April 1, 2020 | New OrleansHow Our Rues Got Their Names. “They told me to take a streetcar named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at – Elysian Fields!” – Blanche Dubois If you’re lo… Read More »

Meet Arthur Hardy
February 4, 2020 | New OrleansPoseidon float photo by Joe Trombatore Arthur Hardy is one of those people who knows everything about Mardi Gras – but what do you know about Arthur Hardy? Has he ever marched in a parade? What does he think is the most common mispercept… Read More »

Have a Blue Dog Christmas
December 11, 2019 | New OrleansFive George Rodrigue DYKs Without a doubt, the symbol most associated with New Orleans is the fleur de lis, a mark so identified with the city that people have joked that Lee Circle should be renamed “Fleur de Lis Circle.” Still, t… Read More »

Come Fly, Come Fly Away!
November 4, 2019 | New OrleansNew Airport Terminal Opens Nov. 6 in New Orleans. The new $1 billion terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport opens on November 6, just in time for the holiday rush. Other than the existing runways, one parking struct… Read More »
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